Juvie worker on leave after assault allegation

3:37 PM,
Jul. 12, 2013

Stephen Hunter's leave letter

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A corrections officer at Hamilton County's juvenile jail is on leave during an investigation following an allegation that he assaulted a juvenile in the jail.

Stephen Hunter, 35, signed a Tuesday letter placing him on paid administrative leave as a result of the accusation. The letter, obtained by The Enquirer after filing an open records request, was written by Dwayne Bowman and Brian Bell, the superintendent and assistant superintendent, respectively, of the Youth Center. The juvenile jail is known as 2020 because it is located at 2020 Auburn Ave. in Mount Auburn.